The Bridge (term 2 exercise)

Our daily coffee and tea is part and parcel of every day life, so here are some little bursts of information about your drug of choice……..caffeine! Some notes on caffeine….. Caffeine is found in more than 60 plants! We consume it most regularly in coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks (coke, red bull etc). It…

here are some great canadian pharmacy online reading books for you to digest! I recommend:-  “Food Rules” and “The Omnivores Dilema”     Micheal Pollen   “7 Things Your doctor Forgot to tell you”  Dr Warren Sipser and Andi Lew “low GI diet shoppers guide 2011”  Prof Jennie Brans-Miller “The liver cleansing diet” and “The ultimate detox”   Dr…

As we head into spring we may drag the runners out of the closet and renew our love for running. The correct footwear is of paramount importance in remaining injury free. To remain injury free we need to able to transfer energy effectively from the ground up through the body. As our feet are the…

Too much salt in the diet and its link to heart disease and other illnesses is not new information. The National Health and Medical Research Council say most people consume twice the amount of salt they should, and eight times what they need. An excess of salt is linked to high blood pressure, stroke and…

Salt and hydration! Even if we are drinking enough water per day according to the equation 'body weight (kg) x0.03=litres/day' it doesnt nessarily mean that it is being absorbed , and we may find ourselves constantly on the toilet as water literally passes through us. The link to helping us absorb our water better is…